New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ACT 1994 - SECT 12A

12A Disclosure concerning police

(1) To be protected by this Act, a disclosure by a public official to the PIC must:

(a) be made in accordance with the Police Integrity Commission Act 1996 , and

(b) be a disclosure that shows or tends to show corrupt conduct, maladministration or serious and substantial waste of public money by a police officer.

(2) To be protected by this Act, a disclosure by a public official to the PIC Inspector must:

(a) be made in accordance with the Police Integrity Commission Act 1996 , and

(b) be a disclosure of information that shows or tends to show corrupt conduct, maladministration or serious and substantial waste of public money by the PIC, a PIC officer or a PICI officer.

(3) To be protected by this Act, a disclosure by a public official to an investigating authority (being the Auditor-General, the Commission or the Ombudsman) concerning the PIC or a PIC officer must relate to a matter referred by the PIC Inspector to the investigating authority under section 90 (1) (f) of the Police Integrity Commission Act 1996 .